Often a child playing alone is in her own imaginative place in her head. If that’s the case, teachers must respect that and stay out of the child’s place. What would have happened if a teacher had come over and asked the child to tell her what she was doing/assess the child’s verbal skills, for […]
St. Mark’s Nursery School
St. Mark’s Nursery School
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The children have been given the tools to understand what an “audience” is and the rules for being an audience are reinforced in an informational rather than punitive manner. When children say “I can’t see” it is because they can’t see. Their eyesight is still developing. Teachers should show pictures longer and help the child […]
Creating a rich outdoor curriculum for toddlers means having at least two of everything–two cars, two balls, etc. Toddlers often want what someone else has, or in the case of this child, learns from experiencing two similar items. Both cars have doors to open and shut and comfy seats to sit upon. Do you think […]
Children at this age are in the midst of learning about the self. In this brief video notice three (or more) opportunities for the child to learn self-awareness and self-actualization. You may notice the following: 00:00 – 00:28 The child stands alone, making her own decisions about what her next move will be. No teacher […]
St. Mark’s Nursery School
St. Mark’s Nursery School
St. Mark’s Nursery School